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Teen Ink Magazine,
March 2007 :
Nonfiction Articles
At the Beach
by Dylan W., Defiance, OH
Everybody’s been to the beach, right? Most people don’t think time there is so interesting but then again, I’m not everybody.
My first time at the beach was last summer in Virginia Beach, but I wasn’t on a vacation.
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Behind the Name
by Edwin A., Newark, NJ
As an African-American male living in a world of limitless opportunity, I know that when I face reality, I am limited as to what I can do. I have planned my future step by step, calculating every move as precisely as possible.
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Change in Me
by Jennifer W., Wheeling, IL
Fourth grade. That odd, tangy odor of everlasting apples swirled with pencil shavings and the potent smell of small rodents. In the corner, little squeaks emerged from baby quails shoved in a cardboard box with nothing but a 20-watt bulb to keep them snug.
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Lies
by Mandy, CT
I wake up at seven o’clock and get ready for school. Mom asks if I did my homework and I say yes. One down, many to go. As I go out the door she asks if I have my cell phone and I tell her I do. That’s two in less than a minute.
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Los Angeles
by Anonymous, NY
I was never too familiar with airports, with their busy-body feel and musky smell of black luggage. Every wall reeked of being clean and fresh, even through the bustling lives of families and tourists, which never ceased to amaze me.
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No Messages
by Catherine S., Goleta, CA
Clutching my tiny silver phone as it dribbled water all over me, I came to the gut-wrenching realization that my phone was dead. I shook my link to the outside world with all my might in hopes of releasing as much water as possible.
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The Grill Line
by Elisha, Stafford, VA
Being a waitress makes you greedy. There is no getting around it. I am not above admitting I will do anything, within reason, for the extra dollar or two tucked under a dirty plate.
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